The Quest
to
Identity
The Parents
of
Bazil Butt, b. 3/13/1797
This section was added in January, 2009. Since then:
1. Many new sections were added to this site. All the sections on this site can be found at the
bottom of this page.
2. 51 Family Group Sheets acquired in January, 2009 were added. Click here to go to that section.
3. The "Barrak T. Butt Family" web site by Wilma L. (Martin) Butts was found.
A. A Barrack Butt Section was added to this site. Wilma's information was added to the
Barrack Butt section on this site. A link to Wilma's "Barrak T. Butt Family" site can be
found there as well. Click here to go to the Barrack Butt section of this site.
4. The Family Tree of Cynthia Lynn Butts, back to Joseph Butts, b. 1814 in VA was found posted on
the internet.
A. The "Family Tree of Cynthia Lynn Butts.pdf" was downloaded and a link to it was added to
this site.
B. The Joseph Butts on Cynthia's .pdf is also found on Wilma's Barrak T Butt site. This
provides a nexus between the information from Cynthia and Wilma.
5. A web site with a photo of Ensign Floyd Edwin Butts, Sr., Cynthia's grandfather was found on the
Internet. Ensign Floyd Edwin Butts, Sr. was lost at sea during WWII. A link to that site was
added to the Barrack Butt section of this site.
6. Cynthia lists a Simeon Butts as her gr gr grandfather. Simeon is found on Wilma's Barrak T Butt
site as well. Wilma lists an Andrew Butt that is not found on Cynthia's Family Tree.
7. Two poems titled "Simeon Butts" and "Andrew Butts" were found to exist in a book titled
"Horse-Thief Gulch". This book was acquired. The book cover, copyright page and the two poems
were scanned and posted in the Barrack Butt section of this site.
8. Thomas "Bear" Butt (Air Force pilot) is having his DNA tested.
9. Added to the "Barrack Butt, b. 1755" and "Thomas Butt, b. 9/18/1762 - Rev War Veteran"
sections .pdf's of the Rev. War service of:
Barrack Butt, b. 1755
Barrack Butt, b. 1755 s39258.pdf
Edward Butt, b. ?, brother to the below Zachariah, both killed in action.
Edward Butt R W service and land grants blwt1072-100.pdf
Zachariah Butt, b. ?, brother to the above Edward, both killed in action.
Zachriah Butt military service blwt1073-100.pdf
Note here that "Thomas Butt of Greenbrier County, Virginia," was
"one of the heirs-at-law of Edward and Zachariah Butt." Notice also that:
"One Barruck Butt (relationship not given) testified in support of said claim,
in Berkeley County, Virginia." Dinah Butt, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Green)
Butt was married to a Barrack/Barruck Butt.
Jacob Butt, b, ?, d. August 8, 1838. Application made in Botetourt County.
Jacob Butt application for assistacne s39250.pdf
I have no idea who this Jacob Butt might have been.
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February additions:
1. Added to the "Who Was Bazil Butt?" section, photo's of the Buttstown area taken in 2008 by a distant cousin.
They can be found here: Buttstown photo's
2. Added to the "Additional Photo's, Newspaper Articles, Maps, etc." section, the following photo taken in 2008 by a cousin.
Here are links:
A. Martinsburg, WV - Berkeley County, WV, county seat
B. Greensburg, WV - founded by my gr gr gr gr grandparents William Green Jr. and wife Ann (Butt) Green
C. Jackson Corner and Manor Hill, PA - the area from which Andrew Houston may have been
3. Bakerton, WV - Added a map illustration the location with respect to other notable places in the area
4. Thomas Neal "Bare" Butt had his DNA tested. The results were received on 2/4/2009. His matches mine and all those whose match mine, exactly. This means the probability is 90+% that Thomas Neal "Bare" Butt and all of us whose DNA matches his, had a common male ancestor within the past 10 generations. I've added a section called "Rignal Butt, The Hatter, b. 8/10/1802" to the site. All the information I have about him is there. Here's "Bare's" paternal ancestors:
Reginal Butt, d. ~ 1811 in Botetourt County, VA.
- Rignal Butt - The Hatter - b. 8/10/1802 - Rignal The Hatter was an orphan; guardian was John Helms, a Methodist minister.
- Henry Clay Butt - b. 4/15/1842
- Arthur Stuart Butt - b. 4/15/1876
- Hubert Hamilton Butt - b. 1920
- Thomas Neal "Bear" Butt
Here's a link to Rignal Butt, The Hatter, b. 8/10/1802
5. Completely revised the Thomas Butt, b. 9/18/1763 - Rev War veteran section of this site.
6. Completely revised the John Butt, b. between 1/1/1788 and 6/30/1788 section of the site.
7. Updated charts in "Summary" Section.
8. Added to the "Rignal Butt, The Hatter, b. 8/10/1802" section, the Butt Excursus. Rignal The Hatter is discussed in this document as are his father, other Rignal's and many more BUTT people.
9. Added two sections to the site; one for the Don C. Woods Berkeley County Journal "Buttstown" article and the other for the "Smoketown and Greensburg" article.
10. Added "People and relationships in colonial Maryland" chart, includes people who were mentioned in the Edward Butt Orphan's court bond and estate settlement.
March additions:
I received from Kevin Kasson of Columbus, Ohio, a .pdf file of a book of the early Kasson Family History. It's in the "Who Was Bazil Butt?" Section. Here's a link:
On March 13th I recieved from the Montgomery County, Maryland Historical Society some much welcomed information about the family of John Luther Butt. I posted all that information in the "My Theory About My BUTT/GREEN Ancestors" section. You will find there as well, a revised study of the family of Samuel The Planter, son of Richard Butt of Batchelor's Delight. Here's link to that new information:
Samuel Butt The Planter Family
In May, 2009, I received a message from Eva about the Family Group Sheet I have posted for Jeremiah Butts. She gave me permission to post the information she sent me. Here's a link that will take you to that information. From Eva about Jeremiah Butts
In April, we received the results of a 25-marker DNA test of Clarence Julian "Sonny" Butt from Maryland. His matches me and the others who I match. This is very, very exciting new information. While we are still being cautious, it seems almost certain that Sonny descends thru father-to-son relationships from Richard Butt of Batchelors Delight. This would mean that all those who match Sonny do to. And most importantly to me is that I am almost certain now where to look for the other ancestors of my gr gr grandfather Bazil Butt, b. 3/13/1797. For more information about all this click on this link:
Samuel Butt The Planter Family
The links below will take you directly to any of the 28 pages in this site. Clicking the "Back" button in your browser will always take you back to where you came from.
Goto Summary
Goto NEWS
Goto Table Of Content
Goto Who Was Bazil Butt?
Goto Berkeley Journal; " Buttstown" Article
Goto Berkeley Journal; " Smoketown and Greensburg" Article
Goto John Butt, b. between 1/1/1788 and 6/30/1788
Goto Rignal Butt, b. ~4/1/1790
Goto Rignal Butt, The Hatter, b. 8/10/1802
Goto Thomas Didimus Butt, b. 2/15/1801
Goto Samuel Butt, b. 11/13/1797, father of Senan Butt, b. 12/14/1827
Goto Samuel Butt, b. 1/14/1777
Goto Thomas Butt, b. 9/18/1763 - Rev War veteran
Goto Butt Family Reunion Minutes, Obituaries, Death Certificates and U S Census form
Goto Descendants of Isaac Mitchell, son-in-law of John Blamer and wife Mary "Polly" Houston
Goto Additional Photo's, Newspaper Articles, Maps, etc.
Goto A Trip From My Father "Toad" back to Bazil
Goto Writings of my father, Henry Morgan "Toad" Butt
Goto "Toad's Book", Dad's book in it's entirety
Goto All About my Great Grandmother Catherine Clarissa "Katy" (Green) (Gould) Butt
Goto Andrew Houston and family
Goto Family Groups Sheets
Goto Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Goto The DUKE Family of Shepherdstown, VA
Goto Introduction
Goto My Theory About My BUTT/GREEN ancestors
Goto A Timeline Of The History Of This Content From 1450 - 1909 That Includes My Ancestors